Magdalene College Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
5 Days Notice to remove Catalpa tree as has split at the main union, the crack propogates most of the way down the stem. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Nov 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 7
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- 6 mMagdalene College, the Buildings Surrounding First CourtGrade I
- 20 m21 and 22, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 21 m20, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 22 m23, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 24 m24, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 25 m17 and 18, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 27 mPost OfficeGrade II
- 32 mMagdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton LaneGrade II
- 33 mMagdalene College, Mallory CourtGrade II
- 33 mMagdalene College, Benson CourtGrade II*
- 34 m26-28, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 36 m15, 15a, 15b and 16, Magdalene StreetGrade II*
- 46 mMagdalene College, Walls Lining the Second Court on North East and South West SidesGrade II
- 47 m29, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 49 m1, NORTHAMPTON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 52 mMagdalene College, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Garden on Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 57 mThe Pickerel InnGrade II
- 58 mMagdalene College, Bright's BuildingGrade II
- 60 mCory HouseGrade II*
- 69 mSt Giles' War MemorialGrade II
- 70 mCounty Folk MuseumGrade II
- 70 m31, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 71 mMagdalene College, Pepys BuildingGrade I
- 73 mMagdalene College, Mallory Court, North West RangeGrade II*
- 73 mMagdalene College, Benson Court Main BlockGrade II
- 75 mMagdalene Bridge the Great BridgeGrade II
- 78 m7-18, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 94 mChurch of St GilesGrade II*
- 109 mK6 Telephone kiosk on the Quayside pedestrian area, CambridgeGrade II
- 118 mKettles YardGrade II
- 119 mCripps Building at St John's CollegeGrade II*
- 124 mSt John's College, Stables of Master's LodgeGrade II
- 128 m30, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 132 m19, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 134 m29, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 139 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 140 mSt John's College, Master's LodgeGrade II
- 141 m21-24, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 144 mCastle BraeGrade II
- 147 m25 and 26, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 149 m30, Thompson's LaneGrade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Cambridge
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- CB3 0AG
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Agent
- Robert Murison
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 22 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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